"Traditional name"
The name Elara is commonly a female name.
Elara is the name of a figure in Greek mythology, a daughter of Orchomenus who became the mother of the giant Tityos by Zeus; the story is recorded in Apollodorus's Library. Jupiter's moon Elara, discovered in 1908, is named after that mythological figure. The etymology of the ancient Greek name is not securely established, so no undisputed meaning can be given for it.
The pronunciation of Elara is eh-LAR-uh.
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